SPECIALTY WORKSHOP/ 2025 John Britt Glaze Workshop July 18-20

Are you ready to become a glaze explorer? Are you wishing that the glazes on your pots made your soul sing and enhanced your work? Do you want to understand why they work the way they do? Join us for a 3-day Glaze Workshop with a true master in the field of ceramics -John Britt. We will discuss all things glazes, including a general overview of ceramic glazes, focusing on but not limited to cone 6 glazes. He’ll also have glazed pots for viewing. We will discuss temperature, kilns, and firing dynamics. John will share information about different firing cycles. This will lead us into some basic classifications of glazes, like ash, celadon, tenmoku, etc. We will discuss how and why each type of glaze works and how you can achieve them. We’ll also discuss how to adjust your glazes and how to discover new ones. We recommend that you purchase John’s latest book: “The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes: Glazing and Firing at cone 5” Workshop Schedule: 7/18/25 -Friday evening 9:00am - 4pm. 7/19/25 -Saturday 9:00am – 4:00 pm. 7/20/25- Sunday 10:00am – 3:00 pm. *We will have a lunch break each day mid-day - We have a list of local restaurants and packed lunches in coolers are encouraged as it is a busy travel weekend going off campus. The studio will provide the glaze recipes we will be testing. Everyone will get the recipes for all the glazes we test. All the test tiles will be fired C/6 oxidation. You will be given test tiles made from three clay bodies - porcelain, white stoneware, and a higher iron clay body. Each participant will be assigned a different glaze base and do tests with 9 color variations. Each participant is requested to leave their test tiles with the studio after the workshop. We will photograph the test tiles and create a Dropbox where each participant may download and save the photos of the test tiles you like.